Overall, I collect based on the periods when my home team was good. Unlike the stupid Yankees, my Tigers didn't have decades of dominance - just a few blips here and there.
Collecting Diamond Stars and '34 Goudey as I've learned more about Tiger history and what great teams they had from the mid 30's to the mid 40's. Even getting into the 1887 Detroit Wolverines. Just got a Charlie Bennett Allen & Ginter. And have picked up some t206 Tigers for the '07-09 years.
And it goes without saying, the sets when I was a kid. My dad collected coins so he understood the collecting sickness! He used to help me send in my mail orders to Renato Galasso and take me to the big card shows.
And count me as one who hates graded cards. I understand why, but I still hate 'em. I don't see the point of buying a card if you can't feel it or smell it.
The smell of wax on a baseball card is as alluring to me as any French perfume on a beautiful woman....well...no...but it's close!
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